Researchers (HC) - % Female in Serbia
Serbia: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 52.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.7%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
13th
of 107 countries
All-time high
53.5%
in 2023
All-time low
36.1%
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Serbia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 52.7% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Serbia peaked at 53.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1997.
That places Serbia 13th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.1% | — |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | -1.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 52.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 52.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 36.1% | 39.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 40.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 48.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 52.3% | 53.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More science & technology data for Serbia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.82 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 101.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Serbia?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Serbia was 52.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1997.
- How does Serbia rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Serbia ranks 13th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release